Slager Surname
Approximately 4,444 people bear this surname
Slager Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) One who chopped wood and cleared land; one who cut meat, a butcher.
Slager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,082 | 1:8,111 | 992 |
| United States | 1,882 | 1:192,592 | 19,053 |
| Canada | 246 | 1:149,779 | 15,288 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 159 | 1:315,841 | 24,783 |
The alternate forms: Släger (8), Šlager (2) & Sláger (1) are calculated separately.
Slager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) One who chopped wood and cleared land; one who cut meat, a butcher.
Slager Demographics
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Slager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Slager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Slager occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Släger, Šlager or Sláger. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Slager? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 105,352nd most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,639,862 people. The surname Slager is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Slager reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Slager is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,082 people, or 1 in 8,111. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 18 percent are found, Overijssel, where 16 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Slager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Slager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Slager surname rose 1,184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Slager Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Slager last name are 25.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Slager earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,768 CAD per year.
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